pule
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Once everyone is present, Tūtū opens us with a pule, prayer.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
We pule again, and then we line up to scoop food onto our plates.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
He was blubbering openly, the sound issuing from between the crushed lips in a low-pitched, moaning tremolo—a disgusting sound, coming from a full-grown man—like the pule of a brainless thing.
From Prairie Flowers by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
Then came another period of dance and song; and then, having cantillated a pule hoonoa, to lift the tabu, the kumu went forth to his own ceremonial cleansing bath in the sea.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
In truth, the Hawaiians not unfrequently applied the term pule to compositions which we moderns find it hard to bring within our definitions of prayer.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
McGinnis clung to the hearing room door as police puled him away.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026
The user contradicted Optus's claims the breach was "sophisticated", saying they puled the data from a freely accessible software interface.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
A raft rocked angrily as burly men puled on wires to tame it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
The baby began to fret again, to squawk with vicious explosions of ugly rage; it puled and yowled.
From In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes
Then he grasped the handle and puled, the section of bookshelves swung back like a door, and he found himself face to face with a great stack of petrol cans.
From Okewood of the Secret Service by Valentine Williams
“Some sectors are puling back on hiring intentions because their broader economic outlook is starting to become less rosy or they have industry-specific concerns,” said Nick Bunker, head of research at Indeed’s Hiring Lab.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2022
Martin lulled Nate Roberts to sleep with a between-your-legs dribble before puling up for a short jumper.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
“I think he got caught and now he’s puling an excuse out from under the bed,” Adams said.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2020
BST16:14 69 min Coleman drills a long one from right-back towards Walters, puling left.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2015
Why couldn't I dream of devoting myself to baby after fat puling baby like Dodo Conway?
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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